Cotland
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| Cotland
Realm of Cotland
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| Motto: "Gud Signe Kongen, Folket og Fedrelandet!" | ||||||
| Anthem: Det er et vakkert land i det fjerne |
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| Capital | Eeobroht | |||||
| Largest city | Stavern | |||||
| Official languages | Cottish | |||||
| Recognised regional languages | English | |||||
| Demonym | Cottish | |||||
| Government | Constitutional Monarchy | |||||
| - | Head of State | King Haakon VIII | ||||
| - | Head of Government | Prime Minister Gunnar Eilertsønn | ||||
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| - | Established | 17 May, 951 | ||||
| - | Constitution | 20 October, 2008 | ||||
| Population | ||||||
| - | 2009 estimate | 4,500,000,000 | ||||
| - | 2005 census | 3,946,021,126 | ||||
| Currency | Cottish Rikskrone (CRK) |
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| Time zone | Western Havenic Time | |||||
| Internet TLD | .cot | |||||
| Calling code | +268 | |||||
Cotland, officially the Realm of Cotland (Cottish: Det Cottiske Riket) is a nation located in southwestern Haven, just south of the western parts of the Strobovia Strait.
Cotland was first established when survivors of a horrific slaughter in ancient land of Suøji first landed on the Cottish shores in the Year of Our Lord 951, led by King Harald I, who would become Cotland's first king, starting a long line of monarchy which lives on in the present Monarch of Cotland, His Majesty King Haakon VIII. Cotland has expanded its borders from the single settlement created in 951 A.D. to encompass 12.6 million square kilometers in its homeland alone, and several colonies around the world. Cotland has also seen a lot of conflict and internal strife, as shown by the three civil wars (1215-1248, 1540-1542 and 1902-1905) and the wide host of foreign wars and conflicts Cotland participated in during the Parliamentary Period from 1542 to 1902, with the Pan-Havenic Twenty Year's War being the climax of this period. For the majority of the 20th century, the Realm remained mostly isolated politically speaking, a policy which has only recently been altered by the present King of Cotland.
Since its establishment, Cotland has been a monarchy, with the King traditionally holding most of the powers in the country. This has changed recently as the King voluntarily surrendered many of his powers to the Parliament in the historical document called the Declaration of Fundamental Rights, which for the first time in Cottish history secure the individual rights for the people of Cotland. The Decleration serves as Cotland's de facto Constitution. While the Parliament has many of the powers in the new Cotland, the King remains an important figure in Cottish culture and society, though in a modified form.
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Etymology
The word Cotland originate in the ancient word Keutijalande, which over the millenium has been altered slowly to today's Cotland. Keutijalande is believed by modern historians to mean "the land of the Keutajis", with the Keutajis being the followers of the House of Keutaji, a noble clan that originated in the ancient land of Suøji but were forced to flee after unknown invaders conquered the land. The word Keutaji have over time been altered to today's Cottisk, which in English is translated to Cottish. Its meaning has also been altered, from follower of the House of Keutaji to citizen of the nation of Cotland.
History
Early History
In the year 900, the far away nation of Suøji were invaded by a barbaric people whos identity has been lost to time, sparking a massive war that saw millions upon millions of Suøjis killed by the barbaric invaders. After over fifty years of war, the Suøjis had to realize that all was lost. A young nobleman named Harald (of the House of) Keutaji, gathered his followers, a sizable group numbering some fifty thousand, and set off from Suøji in a thousand longships and knarrs, heading east to seek new land where his people could live in peace.
After an epic five year journey that involved temporary stops at many different places to gather fresh supplies and raiding foreign settlements, the fleet finally reached the shores of what is today north-eastern Cotland in May 957. The land Harald and his followers found were paradise on Earth, with lush green steppes and tall, mighty forests, filled with game and land ripe for the taking, seas filled with fish, and a river filled with drinkable water, and most importantly, no natives that could harrass them as they settled. Deciding they had come far enough, Harald declared their epic journey as ended and that the new land would become their home. On May 17, 957, Harald declared that the new nation of Keutijaland was formed. He was crowned to King of Keutijaland the same day by jubilant masses.
Over the next centuries, the Keutaijs settled, expanded, multiplied and thrived in the new land, expanding to cover what is today the Duchies of Ceutaji, Eeobroht, Fublis and the northeastern parts of Vakda, cultivating the land, harvesting the riches of the sea, and spreading terror with surrounding peoples through regular raids and attacks upon their lands. The Keutajis were also avid explorers, and spread out to explore, seeking peaceful trade with far-away nations and settling new colonies far away. A good example of this early effort of colonization is the establishment of a prosperous colony in the eastern Haven that would become the nation of Chevrokia.
By the early 1200, Keutijaland had encountered many different nations and made itself known to them, something which opened the door for prosperous trade relations and new places to raid. Unfortunately, it also meant that Keutijaland became open for outside influences, as best seen by the arrival of Doomani monks hellbent on converting the Keutajis, who were almost all members of the polytheistic Åsatru religion, to Doomani-Catholic Christendom.
On 7 April 1214, the Doomani merchant ship EVILVS D:< docked at the port city of Krobakk, carrying with it a group of forty strange bald men in black robes and with golden crosses around their necks, and ten thousand Bibles printed in Latin. The men were monks from Doomingsland belonging to the militant religious Order of St. Michael, and their intention was to convert the pagan hordes that had raided the Doomani coastline and spread terror for the past fifty years to the Doomani-Catholic religion, hoping that having the raiders converted to Christendom would put a stop to the raids on Doomani monestaries. The Keutajis found the new religion appealing, and before the end of the year, tens of thousands of Keutajis had been baptized by the monks and the word of God was spreading rapidly, reaching as far as to the Cottish capital of Eeobroht. On 16 November 1214, King Magnus II was baptized by the monks and gave them a royal blessing to convert the people of Keutajiland.
However, many pagan Keutajis considered the new and strange religion and its swift spread across the nation as a threat to their own time-honored religion, and by 1215, they had had enough. Assembling in mass outside the town of Mersede in the evening of 5 March 1215, over two thousand angry pagan Keutajis marched into the town where the Doomani monks and their most dedicated followers were spending the night and proceeded to slaughter them with a sense of brutality and overkill that has since become standard operating procedure for Cottish warfare. The news of the slaughter spread rapidly, reaching Eeobroht only two days later and causing the newly converted King Magnus II to order all pagans in his Realm for outlaws and have them converted to the rightful faith or be slain. This order was the trigger for the First Cottish Civil War.
First Civil War (1215-1248)
The death of the Doomani monks and the followers reached Urbus Doomanus a few months later, angering Pope Urban III to the point of issuing a Papal Edict ordering all faithful Doomani-Catholics to wage holy crusade on the pagan Keutajis. Following the call to arms, the Doomani Emperor Marius VII promptly dispatched several legions of troops to Keutajiland to wage crusade.
In Keutajiland, the lines of division were starting to being drawn. Throughout the land, pagan troops declared the King to be insane and incapable of continuing to rule, and nominated their leader, Hallgrim I, to be the rightful King of Cotland. Converted troops who remained loyal to Magnus II took up arms against what they saw as traitors to the Crown, and regular warfare soon erupted between the two sides.
The first true engagement between the two sides were the two armies that met at the Battle of Feidal on 18 August 1215. After a slaughter that lasted two days with no clear gains on either side and saw the deaths of twelve thousand men, the two sides withdrew from the field of battle, which was declared a draw. Several other battles followed, but neither side were able to gain any clear advantage from them. Frustrated with this, both sides soon began targetting civilians and settlements in an attempt to starve and terrorize the other side into submission.
The situation changed dramatically when the first Doomani troops arrived in the auntum of 1215. The battle-hardened Doomani troops immediately started training the Christian army, which was more suitable for the raiding tactics that had dominated Cottish warfare for four hundred years, than the regular warfare that would mark the civil war. The Doomani also stepped up their conversion goals, and began training selected converted Keutajis for service in the newly established Cottish Inquisition, which would become a feared institution in Cotland for the next centuries and, ironically, form the basis for the modern Cottish security services.
Second Civil War (1540-1542)
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Parliamentary Period
Second Civil War
Isolationism
Return from Isolationism
Second Parliamentary Period
In October year 1051 (AD 2008), King Haakon VIII shocked the nation when he went even further with freeing the Cottish people politically by voluntarily surrendering many of his Royal Powers in favor of the Parliament through the Declaration of Fundamental Rights, a historical document that serves as Cotland's de facto constitution. The document was the first in Cotland's history that firmly established the rights of individuals in Cotland.
Government, Politics and Judicial System
The national government is made up of the Legislative branch, represented by the Rikstinget; the Executive branch, represented by the Cabinet and the Cottish monarch; and the Judicial branch, represented by the Supreme Court.
Legislative Branch
Rikstinget is a unicameral national assembly which consists of 256 representatives elected from the 125 counties and the 6 colonies. Rikstinget is responsible for formulating and approving laws, approving budgets, to provide oversight over the executive branch, and to serve as the court of impeachment, should that need ever arise. Its responsibilities are formulated in the Rikstinget Act of 2009. Bills of Rikstinget must receive Royal Assent before they can become Acts, and the Monarch has the right to veto any Bill presented to him.
The members of Rikstinget are elected into office by free and popular election every four years, although elections may be held sooner should the monarch decree so. Interestingly, the Declaration of Fundamental Rights state that a legislator can only serve a total of five periods, of which a maximum of three can be served in a row. This has been done in order to prevent the stagnation and corruption of power that one has experienced in other countries, and to ensure that politicians are required to have a career outside politics.
Executive Branch
The executive branch consists of two institutions: the Monarch and the Cabinet.
The Monarch was up till recently a next to absolute ruler, possessing near total power over the affairs of Cotland. It was not until AC 1051 (2008 AD), when Haakon VIII voluntarily yielded many of his powers to the people in the form of the Declaration of Fundamental Rights that Cotland truly became a democratic nation. With his powers reduced, the Monarch currently holds very few powers, save for the power to declare war and peace, raise and control the Armed Forces, summon Rikstinget and point out the new Prime Minister. The Monarch also has the power to lay down veto against any bill created by Rikstinget or his own Cabinet. If the Monarch lays down a veto, the bill can not be raised until the next parliamentary session. There is no limit on the amount of times the Monarch may lay down veto against a certain bill.
The Cabinet consists of the Prime Minister, who is elected by popular vote and requested by the Monarch to form a government. The Monarch will ask whoever he believes stands the greatest chance of forming a viable cabinet to form said Cabinet, so the Prime Minister may not necessarily be a member of the party which got the most votes in the election. Once asked, the Prime Minister has six weeks to select his Ministers and Secretaries of State. The new cabinet must be approved by the Monarch, though this is often just a formality, before the new Cabinet can take over from the outgoing Cabinet.
The Cabinet is responsible for the day to day administration of Cotland, and consist of the Prime Minister and up to thirty Ministers, each responsible for a Ministry and supported by at least one Secretary of State from said Ministry. The Cabinet will convene at least twice a week, and inform and consult with the Monarch on the affairs of Cotland. Decrees and bills from the Cabient are issued in the name of the Monarch, though it is often the cabinet who are responsible for said decrees and bills. As with Bills of Rikstinget, decrees issued by the Cabinet must be approved by the Monarch before his name is affixed to said decree before it comes into effect.
The Cabinet answers to Rikstinget and to the Monarch, and require assent from Rikstinget in the event of major policy changes, approval of the Budget of State, and appointment of new Ministers and Secretaries of State. The Cabinet also answers to the Monarch, as they formally serve as the advisors to the Monarch. Should for instance a Minister or Secretary of State lose the trust of the Prime Minister, the Prime Minister will request that the Monarch remove said Minister or Secretary from his or her position. Likewise, should there be a vote of no confidence in Rikstinget and the result be unfavorable to the Prime Minister, the Monarch will sack the Cabinet and call for new elections.
Judicial Branch
The Judicial Branch consists of three tiers. The Cottish legal system is a mix of Cottish customary law and Roman-inspired law, and is inquisatorial in nature. This means that the judge is allowed to ask questions of his own to the witnesses whenever he or she feels like it.
The lowest tier is the local courts (Cottish: Tingretten), which are responsible for handling cases within their jurisdiction, often spanning over one to four municipalities. Almost all court cases, save for capital crimes, pass through the local courts, though non-violent charges and law suits may be resolved out of court in the Conflict Council, where the two parties meet under the supervision of a judge and discuss their conflict, often ending the conflict with a resolution that is mutually acceptable and, more importantly, keep these often trivial cases out of the courts. Back in the local court, the cases are heard before a single judge. Jury courts are not used on the local level.
The next tier is the Court of Appeals, which is where all appeals cases as well as all cases involving capital crimes are heard. Here, the court consists of a tribunal of three judges and a jury of ten citizens. The cases are heard, and the jury will decide on the question of guilt. It should be noted that the judges may, if they are in agreement, decide to override the decision of the jury, although the reasons for this must be explained. Sentencing is left in the hands of the judges. The Court of Appeals is the lowest tier that is permitted to issue the death penalty.
The top tier is the Supreme Court, which is the highest court in Cotland. All appeals from the Courts of Appeals are directed to the Supreme Court, although a Selection Board investigate every appeal that is issued. The Supreme Court will only deal with appeal cases where there has been administrative errors, wrongful use of the legislation, or constitutionally important cases. The Selection Board consists of five Supreme Court Justices.
Once a case is approved by the Selection Board, the case is heard in the Hall of the Supreme Court in Eeobroht before a tribunal of nine Supreme Court Justices headed by the Chief Justice. The Supreme Court can overturn a verdict and order the sentenced free, or alternatively order it returned to the Court of Appeals for new process in the event of wrongful use of the law. The ruling of the Supreme Court is absolute and can not be appealed.
However, the Monarch have the power to pardon all convicted criminals and to commute all death sentences if he so choose. A Royal Pardon can however only come after the case in question has been through the courts and a convicting verdict has been cast. A Royal Pardon will only be considered if the convicted criminal personally write a letter to the Monarch, pleading for the King's Mercy. The Monarch is obligated by both law and tradition to review all pleas for mercy and the accompanying advice from the Minister for Justice on what the decision should be. If the Monarch grants his mercy, the convicted person may be released or have his or her death sentence revoked - a person who has begged for the King's Mercy cannot be executed in Cotland until the Monarch has decided whether to show mercy or not.
The Supreme Court is also responsible for presiding over the Court of Impeachment, in which nineteen Justices will serve in the court along with thirty-eight members of Rikstinget. Impeachment rulings are reached through simple majority, and the Justices can not overrule the votes cast by the members of Rikstinget.
Military
The Military of Cotland is the government entity tasked with the defense of the Realm of Cotland from any enemy, foreign as well as domestic, the Cottish colonies and holdings abroad, and the Realm's interests throughout the world. It is divided into three branches, The Royal Cottish Army, the Royal Cottish Air Force and the Royal Cottish Navy, and is controlled by the Supreme High Command (Cottish: Den Kongelige Forsvarsmakts Overkommando), which in turn answers to the Royal Ministry for the Defense of the Realm.
Its branches are
- Royal Cottish Army: Responsible for land operations, 16 million strong with a 30 million strong Army Reserve
- Royal Cottish Navy: Responsible for maritime operations (hereunder naval aviation and naval infantry), 10 million strong with a 10 million strong Naval Reserve
- Royal Cottish Air Force: Responsible for air defense and aerial combat operations, 25 million strong with a 18 million strong Air Force Reserve
- Special Forces Command: Joint Services Command responsible for special operations in conjunction with all three branches and the Intelligence Service, personell numbers are classified
Administrative Divisions
After the introduction of the Declaration of Fundamental Rights in Cotland in AC 1051, which greatly reduced the power of the central government in favor of a democratically elected legislature, it was realized that the existing organization of government was ill-suited for the new political realities of Cotland. After a lengthy debate in both Rikstinget (the Cottish parliament) and in the public arena, a new suggestion for governmental organization was decided upon. The new organization would see Cotland move away from the old large duchies, and take into account the new territorial gains received after the Clandonian-Prestonian War of 2008.
Counties
The county (Cottish: fylke) is the basic building block of the new governmental organization. Cotland has been divided into 125 counties, replacing the 13 old duchies as the basic building block. Each county is sub-divided into several municipalities (Cottish: kommuner), which are the most basic form of local government.
The county consists of a locally elected legislature, called the County Council (Cottish: fylkesting) and is headed by the Governor, who is elected along with the rest of the legislature by popular election every four years. The counties are granted a large amount of self-government, including, but not limited to local administration, such as education, infrastructure, and economic development, as well as establishing guidelines for the municipalities that are located within the county.
Each county is also granted two seats in Rikstinget, who are elected from popular vote from the county in question. In order to be voted into Rikstinget, one must be a Cottish citizen, have been a resident in the county for at least fifteen years, have no prior criminal record, and be in command of one's faculties. The requirements for being elected into the County Council are similar, except the resident requirement is reduced to ten years of residency in the county.
Each county's boundaries constitute the jurisdiction for a Court of Appeals, as well as constituting the boundries for a Police District. The county's borders is also used as the definition of a Military District.
Regions
The region (Cottish: region) are the second highest tier of governmental organization, and serves mostly as an administrative tier. The region divide Cotland into three regions: West Cotland, East Cotland, and North Cotland.
The regions are controlled by a Regional Council which is elected every four years, and is responsible for providing oversight over the county affairs as well as serving as a court of appeals for complaints levvied against the county by any citizens or organizations. The region is administrated by a Region Governor, who is appointed by the King of Cotland after recommendation from the Cabinet.
Colonies
The colony (Cottish: koloni) is per Cottish definition an overseas territory under Cottish control. Due to this new definition, territorial gains directly linked to the Cottish mainland, such as the recent annexation of western San Nereiana or the purchase of the innermost part of the Rosdivani Havenic Colony means that these can not be defined as colonies, but rather as counties. Therefore, these do not fall under this category, even though they should.
The colonies are highly autonomous from the control of the central government, being evident in the fact that the only things the central government controls is the colony's foreign policy, its defence policy and administers the flow of money from the central government to the colonial treasury. Cottish experience shows that the old form of administration with the administrative troika was less than ideal, and it has been decided to adopt the more traditional form of governmental organization in both colonies and counties alike. As a result, the colonies are governed by a Governor-General (Cottish: generalguvernør) who is elected by popular vote from the colony's population, and who answer to the Colonial Legislature (Cottish: Folketinget). Folketinget is elected every four years, but the Governor-General can petition Folketinget to call for new elections before the four-year term is up.
Each colony also have the right to send one representative to Rikstinget in Eeobroht in order to respesent the colony's interests. This representative is elected by popular vote from the population of the colony every four years, during the national Rikstinget elections.
The Cottish colonies are Andertji, Strobovkysten, Korangar, Trøndelag, Østfold, and Biskaja.
National
Rikstinget is a unicameral national assembly which consists of 256 representatives elected from the 125 counties and the 6 colonies. Rikstinget is responsible for formulating and approving laws, approving budgets, to provide oversight over the executive branch, and to serve as the court of impeachment, should that need ever arise. Its responsibilities are formulated in the Rikstinget Act of 2009. Bills of Rikstinget must receive Royal Assent before they can become Acts, and the Monarch has the right to veto any Bill presented to him.
The members of Rikstinget are elected into office by free and popular election every four years, although elections may be held sooner should the monarch decree so. Interestingly, the Declaration of Fundamental Rights state that a legislator can only serve a total of five periods, of which a maximum of three can be served in a row. This has been done in order to prevent the stagnation and corruption of power that one has experienced in other countries, and to ensure that politicians are required to have a career outside politics.
Geography
Cotland
Cotland's landmass measures some 9 000 000 square kilometers, and is located in southwestern Haven. Cotland is bordered by the Aequatian territory of Löhland, the Rosdivani Havenic colony and the Allanean colony of San Nereiana in the south, and by the Clandonian southwestern Havenic colony and the Doomani colony of Nuclearum in the north. To the west, Cotland faces the Strait of Doomanum, while on the west coast it faces the Strait of Cotland. Cotland has a coastline totalling some 6 360 kilometers (excluding all offshore islands), and claims an exclusive economic zone of 2 000 kilometers from shore, totalling a whopping 12 720 000 square kilometers. Of this, some 2 360 000 square kilomters are claimed as sovereign territorial waters. This exclusive economic zone and territorial waters claim does not include those related to colonies and overseas holdings.
The geography in Cotland is varied, ranging from lush green fields in between four great mountain ranges via the fertile steppe landscape in the western parts of the country to the Neoliti desert that wedges itself in between the Clandonian colony in southwestern Haven and Doomani Nuclearum.
Five great rivers are located within Cotland. Dreiba is located in the northeast part of the country, and has its origin in the Nordfjellene mountain range, which spreads along the Cottish-Doomani border from the eastern coast to the Neoliti desert in the west, and is considered a youthful river, given its rapid flow. Dreiba run through several Cottish cities and towns, including the capital city of Eeobroht, and has a sideriver flowing to the coast near Bergen in the Duchy of Fublis. Urdekt is a large river located in the southeastern part of Cotland, and has its origins in the southern mountain range of Nereianafjellene, which cover the entirety of the Cottish-Allanean border. Urdekt is considered to be an old river that is prone to seasonal flooding, something which has been avoided in the later years thanks to the Sankt Olav Dam, and has its mouth in the southern parts of the Duchy of Horde. Jante is a moderately large river that is located in the central eastern parts of Cotland, and has its origins in the Sentralfjellene mountain range that form the de facto geographical divide between northeastern and southeastern Cotland. Jante is a moderate river that flows westwards towards the coast near Vesthavn in the Duchy of Fake.
Detek is a old river flowing from the central parts of Cotland down to the west coast, finding its mouth near the city of Fenris, which is to the southeast of the Duchy of Deshj's capital of Urnarot. Detek forms an important part of the economy in the Duchies of Demni, Deshj and Mendis, serving as a medium for river transports to transport goods from the inland to the coast. Murde is a youthful river flowing rapidly west from mountain range of Nordfjellene, and flows along the borders with the Clandonian colony that is wedged between Cotland and Doomani Nuclearum.
The Neoliti Desert is a x square kilometer large sandy hot desert located on the eastern border with Clandonia and the northwestern border with Nuclearum, and is home to Cotland's newly discovered oil reserves and several mineral deposits. The Neoliti desert is also home to the Neoli tribe of beduins.
Korangar
Korangar's landmass measures some 133 200 square kilometers, and is located in southwestern Haven. Korangar borders sea on all sides, with the Korangar Strait seperating Korangar from Prestonia to the east and the Strobovia Strait forming the rest of the sea borders. Korangar's coastline totals some 3 060 kilometers (excluding all offshore islands), and with Cotlands claims of an exclusive economic zone of 2 000 kilometers from shore makes the Korangar EEZ claim a total of 6 120 000 square kilometers. Of this, some 1 133 424 square kilomters are claimed as sovereign territorial waters.
The central and southern parts of the island is settled, with some 43 million people living in the nine major cities and the remaining 12 million people living in small rural villages and towns.
Economy
The currency used by the Realm of Cotland is the Cottish Rikskrone, which is issued by the Central Bank of Cotland. 1 Rikskrone equals 100 Riksdaler. CRk 1 is worth roughly $1.75.
Demographics
The population of the Realm of Cotland is projected by the Census Office of the Ministry of the Interior to be 4,500,000,000, including an estimated 7 million illegal immigrants. The Realm of Cotland has a annual population growth of 1.36%, with a birth rate of 36.11 births per 1000 people.
Ethnic Makeup
The ethnic makeup of the Realm of Cotland consist of six categories. Of these, the Cottish ethnic group is by far the largest, making up 92.66% of the Cottish population. This translates to roughly 4,169,700,000 individuals. It should be noted that individuals who decend from Chevrokia count as ethnic Cottish as far as the government demographics go.
Following in the second place is the ethnic category Other White, who constitute 4.26% or 191,700,000 individuals of the population. On third place, we find the Asiatic population with 0.32% or 14,400,000 people. The Asiatoid population contain mostly people of Shansekian origin.
The other two designated ethnic categories are the Negriod population of 0.23% or 10,350,000 individuals, most of whom reside in some of the Cottish colonies; and the Prestonoid population of 0.036% or 1,620,000 people make up the fifth category. The Prestonoid population is mostly made up of the original native population of Korangar.
All other ethnic categories that are not included in the ethnic categories listed above are found in the Other category, which contain some 2.49% or 112,050,000 individuals.
Age Structure
| Age Group | Percentage | Male | Female |
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| 0-17 years | 29.57% | 555,916,000 | 626,884,000 |
| 18-64 years | 59.01% | 1,156,956,000 | 1,203,804,000 |
| 65 years and older | 11.42% | 196,424,000 | 260,376,000 |
Religious Makeup
The table below is based mainly on selected data as reported to the Ministry of the Interior. The definition of a member is determined by each religious body. A growing sector of the population, currently XX%, does not identify itself as a member of any religion.
| Religious Body | Religion | Membership |
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| Chuch of Cotland | Lutheran Christian | ~2 250 000 000 |
| Doomani-Catholic Church | Doomani-Catholic Christian | ~185 000 000 |
| National Fellowship of the Åsatru | Åsatru | ~250 000 000 |
Culture
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